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Gentoo: 2012-09-20 Moderate: mod_rpaf Denial of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey September 27, 2012
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo GLSA 202304-05 addresses a security vulnerability in mod_auth with detailed remediation steps provided.
A vulnerability in mod_rpaf may result in Denial of Service.

Summary

An error has been found in the way mod_rpaf handles X-Forwarded-For headers. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security patch Denial of Service normal severity mod_rpaf

Resolution

All mod_rpaf users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_rpaf-0.6"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2012-3526 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3526

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-20
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: mod_rpaf: Denial of Service
Date: September 27, 2012
Bugs: #432406
ID: 201209-20

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security patch Denial of Service normal severity mod_rpaf

Synopsis

A vulnerability in mod_rpaf may result in Denial of Service.

Background

mod_rpaf is a reverse proxy add forward module for backend Apache servers.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apache/mod_rpaf < 0.6 >= 0.6

Impact

===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted HTTP header, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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